Posts Tagged ‘State Department’

“What difference does it make?”

by Craig Masters For most Americans the headline here says it all about what’s been going on in Washington these past few years. But to those who have kept informed, Hillary’s contempt for accountability, as demonstrated by that quote, is typical of both the Obama administration she has run interference for and her open disregard [...]

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We’re hiring help for prison breaks too

by Craig Masters A search for an update on the status of the American Marine Jon Hammer – being held in a Mexican prison for ransom - revealed an article posted on the New York Times web site that I believe was dated May 9, 2012. I was interrupted before reading the whole article and when I returned [...]

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Benghazi becoming rerun of “Fast and Furious”

by Peter Grady –   Congressman Darrell Issa’s investigation of the events surrounding the Benghazi attack which killed a U.S. Ambassador and three other Americans appears to be playing out like a rerun of the Fast and Furious investigation.   Issa, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, has been conducting a series of events into [...]

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White House parses Biden statement administration did not know about embassy security concerns

Contradicts testimony State Department gave before Congress by Peter Grady –   Following a statement by Joe Biden that the administration had no idea embassy officials were asking for increased security in Libya, despite testimony to the contrary, the White House is now saying Biden was only referring to himself and the President.   During [...]

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State Department changes story on embassy attacks

by Matt Lacy –   Senior officials at the State Department have no completely changed their story regarding the events surrounding attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya, now saying the attack had nothing to do with an anti-Islam film despite multiple statements blaming the movie.   In the days following the attack which left [...]

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Real unemployment over 19 % in 7 Colorado counties

A startling new letter from the Colorado Labor Department has revealed there are seven counties in the state where over 19 percent of the residents are “not employed.”   The Colorado Observer obtained a letter through the Colorado Open Records Act that was sent out August 29 to comply with federal law. The Consolidated Farm [...]

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Pastor jailed for leaving Islamic faith finally freed

by Matt Lacy –   An Iranian pastor who has been in prison for almost three years for the crime of converting to Christianity from Islam has finally been freed after intense international pressure was brought against the Iranian government.   The American Center for Law and Justice, which has been vigorously fighting for Pastor [...]

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Obama skipped intel briefings week prior to embassy attacks

by Matt Lacy –   The White House calendar reveals there is no public record of President Barack Obama attending the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB) in the entire week leading up to the attacks on U.S. diplomatic stations that resulted in the death of U.S. Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens and three members of his staff. [...]

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Clinton finally asks Iran to release Pastor convicted for leaving Islam

by Matt Lacy – After being asked to intervene on behalf of an Iranian pastor facing the death sentence for leaving Islam, the U.S. government has finally decided to call for his release. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was convicted by an Iranian court for the crime of leaving Islam. Nadarkhani says he has never been a [...]

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Economic issues root of uprising in Middle East

By Jack Minor An American businessman who has spent almost 15 years in the Middle East says the current unrest in Egypt and other countries has its basis in the global economic downturn. The businessman, going by the name of John Smith to protect his identity, has lived in the Middle East with his family [...]

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